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I know.. sensational blog tile: Collaboration on social platform results in LIKE! But here is the back story: A few weeks ago I was hacking around my blog template in an attempt to integrate the Facebook LIKE widget for my blog entries. Sounds simple right? Not quite... as the Velocity templates that the blogs here at developerWorks use have no documentation that I'm aware of. Here is where it gets interesting: My fellow blogger, Corretgé is also trying to do the same... and he appends a question on the dW feedback message board . We... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter highlights Colin Beckingham's article on speech processing software. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! Now that people are asking their smartphones about everything from billiards to baking, perhaps it's time we took a peek at speech recognition software.
Indeed, the technology has been around for decades, so speech applications have gotten pretty sophisticated -- which is great fun for users, but can create challenges for... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter focuses on the 2011 IBM Tech Trends Survey (and gives you a little financial incentive to fill it out). Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! What do you get when thousands of IT professionals weigh in on the technologies that are most important to them? Well, for starters, you get a pretty good sense of where things are headed. Oh, and you could also get some cash.
Last year, our 2010 IBM Tech Trends Survey captured input from... [More]

If you're a blogger and you get the privilege of attending a technical event or conference, it can be a great starting point for creative blog topics. Here are some ideas to get you started: Before an event If you're involved in planning an event, ask for feedback from your audience about topics or formats they'd like to see at the event. Spread the word about opportunities at the event, like calls for papers. Example Share the event agenda and point out anything new, unusual, or exciting to you. Discuss what sessions you're planning to attend... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter focuses on the top 10 (20, really) developerWorks URLs of 2010 -- always a very popular issue. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! Ah, January -- the time of year when one's thoughts turn to weight loss, finances, personal growth, and ... top 10 lists ! That's right, we couldn't start 2011 without doing our annual glance back at the highlights of 2010. Below is our list of the top 10 most popular developerWorks resources from last... [More]

Have you taken the Twitter leap yet? The way I see it, there are three basic types of people when it comes to Twitter: 1. People who say "why not" and jump right in with no idea what you're getting into. 2. People who hesitate at first - it might be because you're not sure if it makes sense for you, you're not sure how to start, you're afraid to make a mistake, or you have unanswered questions. 3. And then there are the people who aren't on Twitter and never will be - hey, that's okay. But you're probably not reading this blog... [More]

How often do you check your twitter friends' updates? Your facebook wall? Your RSS feeds? I can almost anticipate the answer... quite frequently if you are anything like myself. Well if you haven't already stumbled upon it... you have to check out My developerWorks updates. It offers you one place to follow all your favorite technical experts, trending topics and My dW updates. Honestly, I can't imagine what's better than that. Let's get started... Go to My home (I'd bookmark it if I were you), and let me walk you through all five tabs... [More]

If you're a My developerWorks blogger , one of the things you should be thinking about is putting things in context for your reader. Look at one of your blog posts, does it make sense to an "outsider"? Would a reader know who you are? What you're writing about or why you're writing about it? Here are some ideas for putting your blog in context: 1. Introduce yourself Make sure it's clear: Who you are - this includes things like your name, your photo, the company you work for, your role, and any other relevant details you'd like to... [More]

Who knew my status message would generate some much feedback. It was something along these lines... Considering the design for a My developerWorks iPhone appllication. What would you like to see? Good thing about My developerWorks - I got a bunch of comments - and I
expect there are plenty more ideas, I'll have to start thinking about
how to incorporate them. So to lay the groundwork... this is a pet project (meaning we pretty
much work til the wee hours of the morning on it cuz its fun :))
initiated by Nick Poore , our in-house... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter shows how you can get your Java apps into the cloud pronto. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! Get in shape. Organize the basement. Set up a college fund. Read the classics. Nearly all of us procrastinate about something (heck, even Nobel Prize winners do it ), but if you've been putting off deploying Java applications into the cloud, well, you've just run out of excuses.
This week, Java Service Architect Chris Bailey gives you... [More]